![[Gig Review]: DESCENDENTS ‘Run Down Under’ @ Forum Melbourne, 05.06.2026.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1781077382723-SQUXESA6YBDA9IXUP0FC/%5BGig+Review%5D+DESCENDENTS+%28US%29+with+THE+SHORTSPINCH+POINTS+%28AUS%29+Forum+Melbourne+Fri+5th+June%2C+2026.png)
[Gig Review]: DESCENDENTS ‘Run Down Under’ @ Forum Melbourne, 05.06.2026.
[Gig Review]: DESCENDENTS (US) with THE SHORTS & PINCH POINTS (AUS) @ Forum Melbourne, Fri 5th June 2026. Organised by SBM Presents and Maric Media - all photography care of Richie Black at @richie_black_photography.
![[Podcast] Ep. 80: [Interview] with RYAN PRIMACK of POISON THE WELL (US).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1781002403826-EIMBJJPQBNGQMU2XC7KB/ISC+Podcast%2C+Ep.+80+%5BInterview%5D+w+RYAN+PRIMACK.png)
[Podcast] Ep. 80: [Interview] with RYAN PRIMACK of POISON THE WELL (US).
Inner-Strength Check Podcast Episode 80: [Interview] with RYAN PRIMARCH of US Post-Hardcore/Metalcore Titans POISON THE WELL (US). Link includes video/audio-only interview versions, ticket links, tour dates, plus Featured Tracks from: MANEATING ORCHID (IND), TORNADO LOBSTER KILLER (ITA) & APOSTLE (US).
![[Gig Reviews] DESCENDENTS ‘Run Down Under’ @ Barwon Heads Hotel, 03.06.2026.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1780830605995-IN89RS9YAFZ0EMQ6KQ59/%5BGig+Review%5D+DESCENDENTS+%28US%29+%E2%80%98Run+Down+Under%E2%80%99+%40+Barwon+Heads+Hotel%2C+03.03.26.png)
[Gig Reviews] DESCENDENTS ‘Run Down Under’ @ Barwon Heads Hotel, 03.06.2026.
[ Gig Review ] THE DESCENDENTS (US) ‘Run Down Under’ Tour w/ PINCH POINTS (AU) & THE SHORTS (AU), at Barwon Heads Hotel, (AU) 03.03.2026. Organised by SBM Presents & Maric Media - thanks for making my last gig down here as a local a special one!
![[Podcast] Ep. 79: [Interview] w/ BILL STEVENSON of DESCENDENTS (US) Ahead of AUS/NZ Tour This Week.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1780285666032-ZNMWGQ2G3L1TULCAWTFA/Inner-Strength+Check+Podcast%2C+Ep.+79+%5BInterview%5D+with+BILL+STEVENSON+of.png)
[Podcast] Ep. 79: [Interview] w/ BILL STEVENSON of DESCENDENTS (US) Ahead of AUS/NZ Tour This Week.
[Podcast] Ep. 79 [Interview]: w/ BILL STEVENSON of DESCENDENTS (US), ahead of AUS/NZ Tour This Week! See within for tour dates, ticket links, video/podcast interview links, plus an additional featured independent artist in USA’s hardcore-punk crims US Bastards.
![[Heavy News] LORNA SHORE (US) Aus/NZ Tour 2026 With Special Guests WHITECHAPEL (US; AUS Only) + THE ACACIA STRAIN (US).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1779862941987-EORC3W1IXSVGCHYARX3K/Lorna+Shore+Color+Main.jpg)
[Heavy News] LORNA SHORE (US) Aus/NZ Tour 2026 With Special Guests WHITECHAPEL (US; AUS Only) + THE ACACIA STRAIN (US).
[Heavy News] LORNA SHORE (US) Announce Australian/NZ 2026 Tour with Special Guests WHITECHAPEL (US - Aus Only) & THE ACACIA STRAIN (US). Get in quick - presales launch Thu, 28th May and will fly out the door! See within for ticket links, tour details, dates, artist links and more.
![[Podcast] Ep. 78: [Interview] w/ MATT HARVEY (US) Re: EXHUMED (US) 2026 Australian Tour.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1779683647173-DTEK1FRJ9RY6BAL2MQJX/ISC+Podcast%2C+Ep.+78+%5BInterview%5D+with.png)
[Podcast] Ep. 78: [Interview] w/ MATT HARVEY (US) Re: EXHUMED (US) 2026 Australian Tour.
[Podcast] Ep. 78: [Interview] w MATT HARVEY of EXHUMED (US), Ahead of 2026 Australian Tour. See within for video/audio-only podcast links, tour dates/ticket info, artist links and more.
![[Heavy News]: POISON THE WELL (USA) Announce Local Support Acts For Australian Headline Tour.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1779597637284-LV14L2V0F3FIY0YXFM5R/POISONTHEWELLBAND.jpg)
[Heavy News]: POISON THE WELL (USA) Announce Local Support Acts For Australian Headline Tour.
[Heavy News]: POISON THE WELL (USA) Announce Local Supports For Australian Headline Tour, courtesy of destroyalllines. See within for support announcements, ticket links, tour dates, artist media, and more.
![[Heavy News]: PSYCROPTIC (AU)/RIVERS OF NIHIL (US) & TSIM (AU) Announce 2026 Australian Tour/s.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/e4d20d4c-7c8d-4bed-8808-c8ea4542980e/TISM+%281%29.png)
[Heavy News]: PSYCROPTIC (AU)/RIVERS OF NIHIL (US) & TSIM (AU) Announce 2026 Australian Tour/s.
[Heavy News]: PSYCROPTIC (AU)/RIVERS OF NIHIL (US) & TSIM (AU) Announce 2026 Australian Tour/s.
![[Heavy News]: Tour News 19.05.26- KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (US), LAMB OF GOD/TRIVIUM (US), GAEREA (POR).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1779181049091-SGYFQ6JT5OYHW38E6PZU/HeavyNews19052026.png)
[Heavy News]: Tour News 19.05.26- KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (US), LAMB OF GOD/TRIVIUM (US), GAEREA (POR).
[Heavy News]: Tour News for: Killswitch Engage (US), Lamb of God/Trivium (US) /Bleed From Within (UK)/ Gaerea (POR) 2026 Australian Tours.
![[Podcast] Ep. 75: [Interview] w/ KYLE SCHAEFER OF FALLUJAH (us) & Inner-Strength Check Radio, 18.05.26.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1779099961456-PSL1JSDCWFACTZ3XYSQP/ISC+Podcast%2C+Ep+75.png)
[Podcast] Ep. 75: [Interview] w/ KYLE SCHAEFER OF FALLUJAH (us) & Inner-Strength Check Radio, 18.05.26.
[Podcast] Ep. 75: [Interview] w/ KYLE SCHAEFER OF FALLUJAH (US) & Inner-Strength Check Radio, 18.05.26.
Additional Featured Artists: AETERE (FRA), ANTIMOZDEBEAST (US), ORCHA MELCHA (US), ANTHRAX (US), DITHEIST (US), ANTIMOZDEBEAST (US) & W.M.D. (CAN).
![[#MusicMondays]: BEARTOOTH Australia Headline Tour 2027 With Special Guests FIT FOR A KING & VOLUMES + Announce New Album 'Pure Ecstasy'.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1779077806850-FVY2SNYJP4IJS8XXNJ3I/PRIMARY_band-fisheye_Ashley+Osborn.jpg)
[#MusicMondays]: BEARTOOTH Australia Headline Tour 2027 With Special Guests FIT FOR A KING & VOLUMES + Announce New Album 'Pure Ecstasy'.
[#MusicMonday]: Hope y’all like your ‘core and your tour announcements, ‘cause we’re far from done! Next up in our slew of Heavy News tour-coverage articles - see within for details, ticket links and more re: Beartooth (US)’s huge tour with fellow barn-burners Fit For A King (US) & Volumes (US).
![[Heavy News] CRYSTAL LAKE (JP) Announce PK from PROMPTS (JP) As Guest Vocalist for Upcoming OF MICE & MEN (US) Tour.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1777615408754-5A67RRFJFA13S7HEBJBI/crystallakenew.jpg)
[Heavy News] CRYSTAL LAKE (JP) Announce PK from PROMPTS (JP) As Guest Vocalist for Upcoming OF MICE & MEN (US) Tour.
[Heavy News]: Crystal Lake (JP) Announce PK from Prompts (JP) As Guest Vocalist for Upcoming Of Mice & Men (US) Tour. See within for full Q & A from the band, as well as relevant links related to the upcoming tour.
![[Heavy News]: LOATHE (UK) Announce Headliner Australian Tour w/ Special Guests STATIC DRESS (UK).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1775614599730-CITD8320MY31OHQPUV7H/LOATHE.jfif)
[Heavy News]: LOATHE (UK) Announce Headliner Australian Tour w/ Special Guests STATIC DRESS (UK).
The amazing Loathe (UK) will be touring across Australia this May, with special guests Static Dress (UK).
![[Podcast] Ep. 67: [Interview] with DICK VALENTINE of ELECTRIC SIX (US).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1770974284253-O4NXPZ3RSTZSEQLPZX81/Ep+67+%5BInterview%5D+with+DICK+VALENTINE.png)
[Podcast] Ep. 67: [Interview] with DICK VALENTINE of ELECTRIC SIX (US).
[Podcast] For Episode 67 of the Inner-Strength Podcast, host Brady was joined by none other than Dick Valentine, funtime front-man of party-punk disco-metallers Electric Six! They’re set to hit Australian shores next month for their Greatest Hits tour - see within for video/audio-only interview versions, plus all the details you need for upcoming shows! Boogey on.
![[ISC Podcast] Ep. 64: [Interview] with JAHRED GOMES of (hed) P.E. (US).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1768888209270-04I8JWVKGZH7T3B75EJN/ISC+Podcast+Ep+64.png)
[ISC Podcast] Ep. 64: [Interview] with JAHRED GOMES of (hed) P.E. (US).
[Podcast] Episode 64: Here on the ISC Podcast, I was lucky enough to have a fun, funny and candid chat with none other than Jahred Gomes, vocalist of nu-metal mainstays (hed) P.E.! Check out the link for video/audio versions of the interview, plus full details, ticket links and more for upcoming Feb Australian Tour with fellow veterans Nonpoint.
![[HEAVY NEWS] ORIGIN Announce 2026 Australian Tour.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1768278926369-FXFVY9VOOAK4N4E06MAK/image002.png)
[HEAVY NEWS] ORIGIN Announce 2026 Australian Tour.
[Heavy News] US technical death metal juggernaughts Origin are shoring up arms ahead of their first ballistic extreme metal salvo in Australia since 2024! Check out the link for tickets, tour info, artist links, media and more. Get your brutality on.
![[Heavy News] BORN OF OSIRIS & SIGNS OF THE SWARM Announce March 2026 Australian Tour.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1763276919859-TXO5UVEU0UXRUT0FEPZW/image003.jpg)
[Heavy News] BORN OF OSIRIS & SIGNS OF THE SWARM Announce March 2026 Australian Tour.
[Heavy News]: Joining the cavalcade of great bands announcing Australian tours, we have Illinois (US) progressive-metalcore titans Born of Osiris announcing a huge tour alongside Pittsburgh deathcore crushers Signs of The Swarm! Check the link for tour dates, tickets and further links/info. Get your breakdown on!
![[Podcast] Ep. 59: Interview with JEFF BECERRA of POSSESSED (US).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1760360977223-VN0E5RVOUUVDOU22Q3L6/ep59bandphoto.jpg)
[Podcast] Ep. 59: Interview with JEFF BECERRA of POSSESSED (US).
[Podcast, Ep. 59]: Bay Area metal-progenitors Possessed are nothing short of iconic, having been a primary influence in the formation of death and thrash metal. On Friday, I caught up with vocalist Jeff Becerra to discuss the bands' first ever Australian tour, celebrating 40 years of their landmark album Seven Churches and much more!
![[Podcast] Ep. 52: [Interview] with ISAIAH MITCHELL of EARTHLESS (USA).](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1753181976092-I0FPKX2U448HRELFT4V1/ISC+Ep.+52+%5BInterview%5D+with+ISAIAH.png)
[Podcast] Ep. 52: [Interview] with ISAIAH MITCHELL of EARTHLESS (USA).
I was joined this morning by Isaiah Mitchell, chill dude & guitarist of influential US heavy-psych unit Earthless whilst he was on a summer's eve walk. We discuss touring, improvisation, our First Nations cultures and much more. Check out the link for video and podcast versions of the interview, as well as the official press release for the upcoming September Australian tour!
![[Podcast] Ep. 48: Interview With ERIC PETERSON, Guitarist of US OG Thrashers TESTAMENT.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1749427182327-6998ML0SAR5TJESTFCU3/Testament.jpg)
[Podcast] Ep. 48: Interview With ERIC PETERSON, Guitarist of US OG Thrashers TESTAMENT.
Kicking off Music Mondays in style, we were joined this morning by none other than Eric Peterson, longstanding member and guitarist of thrash-metal titans Testament! With the Australian tour kicking off in just a couple of weeks, we discussed Eric’s thoughts on heading to our sunburnt land again, plus a whole lot more. Ticket links and other tour info also contained within. Thrash on!